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Crenshaw explained, "I figured, 'Hmm, $5 in 1954, you'd need $100 in 1987 to do the same thing you could do with $5 in the earlier song. ' " [1] Note that this is a different song than the song titled " I've Got Five Dollars " written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart .
"I've Got Five Dollars" is a 1931 popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart for the musical America's Sweetheart (1931) where it was introduced by Harriette Lake (aka Ann Sothern) and Jack Whiting.
The above-mentioned "similarities" are revealed in the song's chorus: "hotter than a two-dollar pistol," "the fastest thing around," "long and lean," "every young man's dream," "turned every head in town," "built and fun to handle." The song was a fixture in Jones' live set in the 1980s and 1990s and appears on the 1999 LP Live with the Possum.
Crenshaw said of "A Hundred Dollars," the second track on the album, "It's really just a nice rock 'n' roll song. There’s this old one called, 'I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night,' so I figured, 'Hmm, $5 in 1954, you'd need $100 in 1987 to do the same thing you could do with $5 in the earlier song.' So maybe it's kind of an update ...
Pitney was born in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, [2] on February 17, 1940, [3] [4] as the son of Anna A., née Orlowski, and Harold F. Pitney. [4] The third of five children of a lathe operator, Pitney lived with his family in Rockville, Connecticut, during his formative years.
Peacock's new documentary series, 'SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night' is now streaming. Here's a list of the show's cast members and featured celebrities.
I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night: Faron Young: 5 It's a Great Life (If You Don't Weaken) Faron Young 11 Just as Long as You Love Me The Browns 3 Just One More: George Jones: 5 Little Rosa Red Sovine and Webb Pierce 7 The Lonely Side of Town Kitty Wells 10 Love Me: Elvis Presley 3 Love Me Tender: Elvis Presley 13 My Baby Left Me ...
With just over a month to go until election day, Saturday Night Live is bringing in reinforcements. Former SNL cast members Dana Carvey and Andy Samberg returned to the show to play President Joe ...